Sourcing Category Manager - Electrical & Instrumentation

About us   At ExxonMobil, our vision is to lead in energy innovations that advance modern living while reducing emissions. As one of the world’s largest publicly traded energy and chemical companies, we are powered by a unique and diverse workforce fueled by the pride in what we do and what we stand for.   The success of our Upstream, Product Solutions and Low Carbon Solutions businesses is the result of the talent, curiosity and drive of our people. They bring solutions every day to optimize our strategy in energy, chemicals, lubricants and lower-emissions technologies.      We invite you to bring your ideas to ExxonMobil to help create sustainable solutions that improve quality of life and meet society’s evolving needs. Learn more about our What and our Why and how we can work together . About Houston

ExxonMobil's state-of-the-art campus north of Houston serves as home to its Upstream, Product Solutions, and Low Carbon Solutions businesses and their associated service groups.   By bringing many global functional groups together, the campus provides employees with the tools and capabilities needed today, and in the future, to achieve business objectives and accelerate the discovery of new resources, technologies and products. It was designed to foster improved collaboration, creativity and innovation and enhance the company’s ability to attract, develop and retain the top talent in the industry.   The campus is located in Spring, Texas, on 385 wooded acres immediately to the west of Interstate Highway 45 (I-45), at the intersection of I-45 and the Hardy Toll Road, approximately 25 miles from the cultural vibrancy of downtown Houston.   The campus was constructed to the highest standards of energy efficiency and environmental stewardship. Its design incorporates extensive research into best practices in building and workplace design through extensive benchmarking of the world’s top academic, research, and corporate facilities. What role you will play in our team

We are seeking a highly motivated and collaborative Global Category Manager to join our team. This role is responsible for end-to-end category management responsibility to develop and leverage market insights to maximize value. This includes establishing strategy for the assigned category and advising on the execution of that strategy globally. The potential category of responsibility within Craft Labor Procurement includes services for Civil Construction, Electrical Instrumentation, or Waste & Industrial Cleaning. This position is based in Spring, TX, and reports to the Global Craft Procurement Strategy Manager. What you will do

Develop, implement, and own commercial category strategies and plans to deliver business value Stay informed of market trends then develop and translate insights into strategies and actions to drive value as well as communicate market information with global networks Own, benchmark, and steward category metrics / KPIs Utilize deep expertise in commercial tools/methods/analytics to develop and/or improve commercial strategies Develop negotiation plans, and supports contract owners in agreement negotiations where necessary including advising and mentoring contract owners locally and globally in our Affiliates on how to incorporate strategies into contracts and bids Serve as liaison between Affiliate Procurement and Business Operations to develop and align on ‘go to market’ approach for applicable Craft category. Facilitate key supplier interfaces and support supplier engagement with selected suppliers solely or jointly with other stakeholders when applicable Participate in Procurement category and business line technical networks Support agreement development (standardized templates, scopes of work, bid evaluations, compensation, etc.) Utilizes opportunity identification process to fill value pipeline About you

Bachelor's Degree in Business